The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark students interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography.
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This website is home to Runkle Publishing. The Runkle Geography programs use a mapping method that is very structured and uses all four methods of learning. Students will read, speak, listen, and manipulate on a daily basis.
My Amazing World Explorer takes you on a world tour in pursuit of your best friend Joe who is traveling with his family on vacation. As you are exploring, you will learn about the part of the world you are in, and you can collect snapshots and stickers of what you are seeing for your logbook as you travel. When you eventually catch up to Joe, you will have travelled to seven or eight parts of the world. There are five completely different tours within the program.
Games and challenges such as Geography Map Match, were developed by the KidsKnowIt Network to help students develop and sharpen their geography skills. There is also a Latiitude and Logitude Map game that helps students practice the concepts of latitude and longitude by finding a person based on stated co-ordinates.